Bryan's mother, Diane Schuler, drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway north of the city in July. The Long Island mother died along with Bryan's sister, three cousins, and three Yonkers men in the vehicle she hit.

The medical examiner found that Schuler, 36, had a blood alcohol level of 0.19 -- more than twice the legal limit -- and had smoked pot less than an hour before she drove nearly two miles the wrong way on the Taconic and plowed into an SUV.

Taconic Hubby Wants a New Autopsy

The husband of the Long Island mom who caused a crash that killed eight says the incident was the result of illness, not drugs and booze as toxicology experts reported this week. (Published Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009)

Schuler's family has steadfastly disputed those toxicology findings and filed a request to have her body exhumed for further evaluation.